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“#I don’t want to see Jets lose every game<\/a><\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n For the Jets fans spending their Sundays in s\u00e9ance with incense candles lit hoping to will the Jets to an 0-16 finish to guarantee the No. 1 draft pick, turn this page. Move on to the next story, because you\u2019re not going to want to hear what I have to say.<\/p>\n

I have no skin in the Jets\u2019 game against the Dolphins on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. But there\u2019s a part of me that roots for the Jets (0-10) to win the game, get off the schneid and escape the ignominy of being part of the conversation that includes the 2008 Lions and 2017 Browns as the only NFL teams to run the 16-game table the wrong way.<\/p>\n

You are what your record says you are.<\/em>\u00a0Among the countless sayings laced with perfect perspective that Bill Parcells delivered over his years as a Hall of Fame head coach, that one is the most spot on.<\/p>\n

No one is supposed to feel sorry for anyone in the NFL. It\u2019s a rough league, a tough business.<\/p>\n

So, sue me for feeling sorry for the Jets. I see too many Jets players busting their butts to end the losing streak that becomes a heavier burden with each Sunday failure. I don\u2019t see guys dogging it. I see players hell-bent on ending the losing.<\/p>\n

I see linebacker Jordan Jenkins going after quarterbacks as if the lives of his family members depend on sacking them. I see 37-year-old Frank Gore, the NFL\u2019s third all-time leading rusher in his 16th season, running with the desperation of an undrafted rookie trying to stick with the final 53-man roster. I see quarterback Sam Darnold willing to leave whatever is left of the AC joint in his right shoulder on the 50-yard line to play in one more game.<\/p>\n

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Frank Gore and the Jets are still searching for their first win.<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I see a team hungry to win and disgusted to the point of players feeling physically ill after they\u2019ve lost yet another game.<\/p>\n

Gore, on a Zoom call with reporters after the Jets\u2019 latest loss, a 34-28 defeat at the hands of the Chargers last Sunday, spoke from the heart about the reality that this may be his final run and how he \u201ccan\u2019t go out like this.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Frank talks, you listen, because he\u2019s going to be in Canton [in the Hall of Game]. He\u2019s one of the most accomplished football players ever to play the game,\u2019\u2019 Jets guard Greg Van Roten said. \u201cIf he\u2019s got something to say, he\u2019s got perspective and insight that you need to listen to.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Maybe Gore\u2019s words will resonate with his teammates Sunday. Maybe they help the Jets get themselves over the line for the first time this season and end any talk about them becoming the third team in NFL history to finish 0-16.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenev \u2026 when we win, it will be a relief for sure,\u2019\u2019 Van Roten said, with a slight but distinguishable emphasis on the word when<\/em>\u00a0\u201cYou never expect to lose this many games in a row in this league.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

With six games to play, all of which are against teams that will be favored to beat the Jets, it\u2019s human nature for players to allow the dreadful thoughts of 0-16 to seep into the mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we are at out at practice, we\u2019ve done a good job focusing,\u2019\u2019 veteran backup quarterback Joe Flacco said. \u201cIt\u2019s more so when you\u2019re sitting around in the locker room, going through meetings and doing those kinds of things where your mind has a chance to wander and you start thinking about all that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n